Hagley Digital Archives

The Hagley Digital Archives provides online access to selected items from the Hagley Library's collection of images, documents, and publications related to the history of business, technology, and society.

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (collector), Associated Press (photographer), New York Stock Exchange (depicted)

Description

Text on back: "Throngs herded in front of the sub-treasury building across the street from the New York stock exchange during the worst crash in the history of Wall Street. Extra details of police were called out to keep crowd, many of whom faced ruin, in check."

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (collector), Merchants' Exchange of St. Louis (depicted), Wide World Photos, Inc. (photographer)

Description

Text on back: "Turning back to the days of prosperity - The grain pit on the trading floor of the St. Louis Merchant's Exchange again displayed activity reminiscent of the feverish war-time buying, when the bulls held sway and bid wheat and corn to new high levels for the year. The pit was crowded with traders who did a volume of business in two months which surpassed the aggregate for months previous. The St. Louis Merchant's Exchange is the oldest grain market in the United States and was a desolate and almost deserted place until now. Photo shows a general view on the grain pit during the height of activity.

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (collector), Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.) (depicted)

Description

Caption: the 19,500-sear Spectrum (center) is flanked by 102,000-seat John F. Kennedy Stadium (left) and 66,000-seat Veterans Stadium in South Philadelphia. The Spectrum is the home of the NHL Flyers and the NBA 76ers, and the site of concerts, wrestling, boxing, rodeo and a host of family entertainment shows, including Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and the Ice Capades. Kennedy Stadium is the home of the annual Army-Navy football game. Veterans Stadium is the home of the Phillies and NFL Eagles. [Picture also shows Philadelphia Navy Yard and I-95 highway under construction.]

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (collector), Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company (associated name), Nairn Transport Company (associated name)

Description

New type sleeper trailer, of light-weight, stainless steel construction, for travel in Syrian desert. Constructed by the Edward G. Budd Company of Philadelphia, for the Nairn Transport Company, Ltd., the trailer utilizes the same principles of construction incorporated in Budd-built light-weight trains. It is of 14-passenger capacity. Pulled by a 150-horsepower Diesel tractor, the unit weighs less than 28,000 pounds and is capable of a top speed on the desert of 65 miles an hour. From the Nation's Business photo file.